July 2011

Dear Friends

During May Pat & I visited St Ninian's Cave near Whithorn in South West Scotland.

St Ninian died in Whithorn in 413 AD and was very influencial in the bringing of Christianity to that part of the world.

The walk to the cave took us through woods and then down on to a very stony beach for about a quarter of a mile. As we walked along there were many other people heading along the same route either visiting or returning to the cave.

I was struck by the variety of the people around me. They were all shapes and sizes, dressed in different ways and a wide variety of ages. I was delighted to see this because it reminded me of Christ's love being for all people, not just those and such as those, but everyone. It is easy to think that we or someone else are beyond the pale but to God we are the people he created us to be and we are all different.

Our response to His love is individual and collective. When we consider where someone else is up to the mark we must also remember that they may be thinking the same about us.

The sign to St Ninian's Cave just said "This Way" there were no other restrictions.

With my love